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On December 7, 11
professionals with the Center for Democracy and Election
Management Group at American University visited the OAS.
They received a tour of the Historic OAS Main Building with
Aline Hommes, Specialist, Department of International
Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations. Steven Griner,
Chief, Electoral Missions, Department of Electoral
Cooperation and Observation, Secretariat for Political
Affairs gave an overview on the Organization, discussed his
work and experiences in electoral monitoring and included a
Q & A session with the group.
On November 24, 10 U.S.
State Department Interns and one Intern from the Children’s
Rights Council visited the OAS. They were escorted on a tour
of the OAS Historic Main Building and given an overview of
the Organization by Aline Hommes, Specialist, Department of
International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations.
Nelly Robinson, MOAS Coordinator, Department of
International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations,
spoke to them about the MOAS Program. The visit concluded
with a guided tour of the Art Museum with Adriana Ospina,
Docent, Art Museum of the Americas, Department of Cultural
Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations.
On November 20, 4 students
from George Washington University were given a tour of the
building by Aline Hommes, Specialist, Department of
International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations.
Sherry Stephenson, Head, Institutional Relations, Department
of International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations
gave an overview of the Organization with a Q & A session.
Nelly Robinson, MOAS Coordinator, Department of
International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations,
spoke to them about the MOAS Program. The visit was
concluded with a guided tour of the Art Museum by Adriana
Ospina, Docent, Art Museum of the Americas, Department of
Cultural Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations.
On November 19, 15
Guatemalan students from La Licenciatura de Relaciones
Internacionales y Ciencias Políticas de Guatemala were given
a guided tour of the OAS Historic Main Building by Aline
Hommes, Specialist, Department of International Affairs,
Secretariat for External. Ambassador Skinner-Klee, Permanent
Representative of Guatemala to the OAS, gave the group an
overview and a Q & A session. The group then attended the XX
OAS Policy Round Table: Promoting Democracy and
Interregional Cooperation.
On November 17, the OAS
received a visit of 8 Palestinian journalists with the U.N.
Washington Media Program. Aline Hommes, Specialist,
Department of International Affairs, Secretariat for
External took the group on a tour of the Historic OAS Main
Building. Sherry Stephenson, Head, Institutional Relations,
Department of International Affairs, Secretariat for
External Relations, gave an overview of the Organization and
concluded with a Q & A session with the journalist.
On November 13, 20 students
from the University of Northern Florida visited the OAS. The
students were welcomed and escorted on a tour of the Historic
Main Building by Víctor Febre, Department of International
Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations. Irene Klinger,
Director, Department of International Affairs, Secretariat for
External Relations, gave the students an overview of the OAS.
Ambassador W Lewis Amselem, U.S. Representative to the OAS and
Minister Luis Javier Campuzano Piña, Permanent Representative of
Mexico to the OAS, outlined the role of their respective
countries as Permanent Members to the Organization of American
States.
On November 12, 40 Brandeis
University National Committee Professional Women visited the
OAS Historic Main Building. Víctor Febre, Department of
International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations,
escorted the group on a tour of the building. Sherry
Stephenson, Head, Institutional Relations, Department of
International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations,
gave the group an overview of the OAS. The visit culminated
with a guided visit to the Art Museum with Adriana Ospina,
Docent, Art Museum of the Americas, Department of Cultural
Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations.
On November 10, the OAS
received 25 college students & 5 professors from the
Ministry of Panama. Aline Hommes, Specialist, Department of
International Affairs, Secretariat for External, escorted
the group on a guided tour of the Historic OAS Main
Building. Jorge Sanin, Head, Relations with Permanent
Observer Countries & Civil Society, Department of
International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations
gave an overview of the OAS. Ambassador Guillermo Cochez,
Permanent Representative of Panamá to the OAS, welcomed the
group and discussed the role of the OAS and included a Q & A
session with the students. Nelly Robinson, Coordinator
MOAS, explained the MODEL OAS Program and invited the
students to participate.
On November 9, 46
participants of the Washington Center for Internships were
escorted on a tour of the OAS Historic Main Building and
given and overview on the Organization by Aline Hommes,
Specialist, Department of International Affairs, Secretariat
for External Relations. Alexandra Barrantes, Specialist,
Executive Secretariat for Integral Development, spoke to the
group about Human Development and Prosperity. The visit was
concluded by Nelly Robinson, MOAS Coordinator, Department of
International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations,
outlining the MOAS Program.
On November 6, 17 participants of Alianza de Mesas Redondas Panamericanas received a tour of the Historic OAS Main Building with Aline Hommes, Specialist, Department of International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations.
On November 6, 15 Foreign
Service Institute professionals visited the OAS. Aline
Hommes, Specialist, Department of International Affairs,
Secretariat for External Relations gave the group a tour of
the Historic Main Building. Irene Klinger, Director,
Department of International Affairs, Secretariat for
External Relations gave an overview on the Organization.
On November 5, 25
Bloomsburg University students visited the OAS. The students
received a tour of the OAS Main Building by Aline Hommes,
Specialist, Department of International Affairs, Secretariat
for External Relations. An overview on the OAS was given by
Sherry Stephenson, Head, Institutional Relations, Department
of International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations.
On November 3, 50 middle
school students from Academia Interamericana de Panamá
visited the OAS Historic Main Building. Ambassador Guillermo
Alberto Cochez, Permanent Representative of Panama to the
OAS, welcomed the group in the Simón Bolivar Room and spoke
about the OAS and outlined the role of Panama as a Permanent
Member to the Organization of American States. Afterwards,
the students were given a tour of the building by Aline
Hommes, Specialist, Department of International Affairs,
Secretariat for External Relations.
On November 3, 25 members
of World Artists Experience participated in an all day
workshop at the Art Museum of the Americas. Included in the
program was a visit to the Historic OAS Main Building. Aline
Hommes, Specialist, Department of International Affairs,
Secretariat for External Relations, escorted the group on a
tour of the building and then proceeded to the Miranda Room
where the group received an overview of the organization.
On November 2, the OAS
received 9 graduate students from American University’s
College of Law. The students were greeted and escorted on a
tour of the Historic OAS Main Building by Aline Hommes,
Specialist, Department of International Affairs, Secretariat
for External Relations. Irene Klinger, Director, Department
of International Affairs, Secretariat for External Relations
welcomed the students and gave them an overview on the
Organization. The program concluded with Lisl Brunner, Human
Rights Specialist, Inter-American Commission on Human Right,
outlining the work and functions of the Human Rights
Commission.